macOS on VMware doesn't recognize iOS device

Question

I am using Mac OS in VMWare for iOS app development.

After updating the OS and Xcode, the iOS device isn\'t available so I cannot test it.

When the device is

Answer 1

The other answer is lacking some additional information also in the following post. For example, when the iPhone keep Connect / Disconnect in loop. So here is a better solution:

1. In vmware.log search the vid & pid of your iphone USB:
   Example:

   vmx | USB: Found device [name:Apple\ IR\ Receiver vid:05ac pid:12a8
   

2. Close vmware (to unlock .vmx)

3. In the .vmx, add:

   usb.quirks.device0 = "0xvid:0xpid skip-reset, skip-refresh, skip-setconfig"  
   

   Replace 0xvid:0xpid by the vid & pid found in vmware.log. Example:

   usb.quirks.device0 = "0x05ac:0x12a8 skip-reset, skip-refresh, skip-setconfig"
   

4. In vmware > Edit virtual machine > USB Controller : USB compatibility : USB 2.0
   Active : Automatically connect new USB Devices
   Active : Show all USB input devices
   Active : Share Bluetooth devices with the virtual Machine

5. Launch Mac OS and make sure that the mouse is Focus on vmware (or just use the login prompt if it appear)